Depression and acculturation in Mexican-American women.

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between depression and acculturation in Mexican-American women. For this purpose, two samples of 67 women from social service agencies in Kansas City and 57 college women from South Texas were examined. Pearson product-moment correlations of scores on depression and acculturation suggested a nonsignificant association (-.

Effects of trait anxiety and the scamper technique on creative thinking of intellectually gifted students.

This work assessed the effect of trait anxiety (measured on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) and the Scamper technique on figural creative thinking, measured by the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. An analysis of covariance with 52 gifted students in a summer camp gave no significant main effect of treatment for trait anxiety, or their interaction. Scamper may not effectively improve figural creativity and anxiety may not influence figural creativity the same way it influences verbal creativity, at least as measured.

Learning style, repeated stimuli, and originality in intellectually gifted adolescents.

This study assessed differences in originality between groups with different learning styles as a function of repeated presentations of stimuli. Subjects were 104 gifted adolescents who were administered a measure of originality (Thinking Creatively with Sounds and Words) and Your Style of Learning and Thinking, a measure of learning style. Analysis indicated significant differences in originality for learning styles, for sounds, for presentations, and a significant interaction of sounds and presentations.

Reaction time and strength in pregnant and nonpregnant employed women.

The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not employed women, during pregnancy or the immediate postpartum period, differ from nonpregnant employed women in reaction time and upper extremity strength. Differences in reaction time, strength, and/or physical work capacity during pregnancy could have implications for maternal and fetal safety, and for job assignment, tool design, and work process design for expectant mothers. Balance is affected by changes in weight, body contour, and center of gravity shift (National Safety News 1979; 119:77-80).